The creators of the Oregon Short Film Festival launched this festival in 2017 to specifically target the Portland Documentary Film audience. The Oregon Short Film Festival screens all genres of films, but we noticed through our research and attendee feedback, that the documentary films that we screened were the most popular. After the success of our 2017 and 2018 screenings, we feel like 2019 will be our most popular event ever. The event takes place at 5th Avenue Cinema on the campus of Portland State University downtown.

Prizes and qualifications

Best Cinematography Award
Best Director Award
Best Documentary Film Award
Best Editing Award
Best International Director Award
Best International Documentary Film Award
Best Original Music Award
Most Inspirational Film Award

Rules

Each film submitted to the Oregon Documentary Film Festival is carefully screened and ranked by 12 independent judges that will watch every minute of each film from beginning to end. We are looking for engaging stories, great production value, good cinematography, creative music and clean audio. Unlike other film festivals that may be screened in an empty classroom or on a cheap hotel projector, the Oregon Documentary Film Festival is screened in a professional movie theater. Our short film program is compiled and projected on 1080p Blu Ray DVD. This festival pre-screens all film submissions digitally. Please do not ship DVD’s or other materials to our office unless requested.

Documentary Film (1-30 minutes)

Short Films >1' 30'<

Normal

Extended20$18$
31 Jan 19

Submissions deadline
31 January 2019

This category is reserved for Documentary Films with thought provoking short stories about real life, interesting people, great stories, historical research, medical issues, sports stories, coming of age stories, political issues, war stories, racism, gender issues, LGBTQ stories, social justice issues, artists, musicians, actors, professionals, technologies, or some kind of non-fiction story. All flavors of well documented films and stories are eligible from anywhere in the world, and in any language (with English subtitles or voice-over). The time limit for the Documentary Film category is thirty minutes including all credits.

Docuseries, Web Series or TV Pilot Micro Short Episode (1-30 minutes)

Short Films >1' 30'<

Normal

Extended20$18$
31 Jan 19

Submissions deadline
31 January 2019

This category is reserved for a single docuseries, web series, or a TV Pilot episode that is shot in a non-fiction documentary format. An episode with thought provoking short stories about real life, interesting people, great stories, historical research, medical issues, sports stories, coming of age stories, political issues, war stories, racism, gender issues, LGBTQ stories, social justice issues, artists, musicians, actors, professionals, technologies, or some kind of non-fiction story. All flavors of well documented stories are eligible from anywhere in the world, and in any language (with English subtitles or voice-over). Please do not combine more than one episode in one submission. The time limit for the Docu-Series, Web Series or TV Pilot category is thirty minutes including all credits.